Belhaj & Anor v Straw & Ors [2014] EWCA Civ 1394 Facts MrBelhaj was an opposition commander during the Libyan armed conflict of 2011 and is now leader of the Libyan Al-Watan Party. This claim involves allegations by Belhaj that he and his pregnant wife, MsBouchar, were abducted from China to Libya where they were […]

Smith and others v Ministry of Defence [2013] UKSC 41 Facts This case involved a series of claims brought by the families of troops killed while on duty in Iraq. The Smith claim arose from the death of UK soldiers on duty in Iraq in Snatch Land Rovers subject to the impact of an improvised […]

Rahmatullah v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs [2012] UKSC 48 Facts Mr Rahmatullah was detained by UK forces in Iraq in 2003 and handed over to US forces, subject to a Memoranda of Understanding on the transfer of detainees. He was held in Afghanistan at Bagram Airbase from some time in 2004. […]

Cadder v Her Majesty’s Advocate [2010] UKSC 43 Facts Cadder was detained by the police on suspicion of serious assault and cautioned in line with Sections 14 and 15 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995. He was told that he was entitled to have a solicitor informed of his detention but he did not […]

S. and Marper v United Kingdom (Applications nos. 30562/04 and 30566/04) Facts The first applicant, Mr S., was arrested in January 2001 at the age of eleven and charged with attempted robbery. His fingerprints and DNA samples were taken but he was subsequently acquitted. The second applicant, Mr Marper, was arrested in March 2001 and […]

EM (Lebanon) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] UKHL 64 Facts The woman – referred to only as EM due to reporting restrictions – came to the UK in 2004 with her son (referred to as AF), then aged eight. EM had divorced her husband in Lebanon due to his violent behaviour. […]